Christie is unable to pretend to stand for any particular thing long enough to convince a base of people that he can represent them.
The first GOP primary debate features 8 candidates — and one Trump-sized elephant in the room. Are any of the hopefuls fit to be president? Read this installment ofThey say that all a man has is his word, and Chris Christie’s word has proved to be nearly worthless. You might therefore assume thathas nothing, but that is not true. If he was running for New Jersey caricature in chief, he would be a strong contender, but for president, he has little to offer.
Christie’s problem is not that he is a venal man who stands for nothing; that is common enough among presidential candidates. His problem is that he is unable to pretend to stand for any particular thing long enough to convince a base of people that he can represent them. In a Republican Party defined by Trump, Christie made the fatal error in 2016 of whiplashing from"Never Trumper" to
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